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Sydney Sweeney<\/a> and <\/span>Glen Powell<\/a>‘s chemistry did not go unnoticed as they filmed and promoted\u00a0<\/span>Anyone But You<\/span><\/em>\u00a0last year — and according to a new interview with the actor, that was all part of the plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The two stars sparked romance rumors in 2023 amid their rom-com,\u00a0<\/span>Anyone But You<\/span><\/em>, which were only exacerbated by Powell’s breakup <\/span>with ex-girlfriend Gigi Paris<\/a>\u00a0and Sweeney <\/span>not wearing her engagement ring<\/a> from fianc\u00e9 Jonathan Davino.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As Powell has since told <\/span>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>, “The two things that you have to sell a rom-com are fun and chemistry. Sydney and I have a ton of fun together, and we have a ton of effortless chemistry.” Added the <\/span>Top Gun: Maverick<\/span><\/em>\u00a0actor, “That’s people wanting what’s on the screen off the screen, and sometimes you just have to lean into it a bit — and it worked wonderfully. Sydney is very smart.”<\/span><\/p>\n The actor credited his co-star, Sweeney, who also served as an executive producer of the movie and acknowledged to <\/span>The New York Times<\/span><\/em>\u00a0her role in the marketing of the movie, including fostering social media trends by re-sharing fan videos on her Instagram Story. The newspaper also noted a promotional <\/span>video<\/a> of the co-stars whispering pickup lines to each other, for which the comment section is littered with fans expressing their suspicions about the true nature of their off-screen relationship. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Addressing the extent of her involvement in the marketing, Sweeney told the <\/span>Times <\/span><\/em>she was “on every call.”<\/span><\/p>\n “I wanted to make sure that we were actively having a conversation with the audience as we were promoting this film,” she said, “because at the end of the day, they’re the ones who created the entire narrative.”<\/span><\/p>\n But, as Powell admitted, they evidently helped it along. In <\/span>behind-the-scenes interviews shared exclusively with ET<\/a>, Powell said, “This movie has felt like a rom-com in itself because Sydney is very easy to pretend fall in love with.”<\/span><\/p>\n Of filming a rom-com, Powell added, “The ideas of love are swirling through your head while these big romantic moments are happening. So, sometimes [it’s] harder to differentiate between real life and fake life.”<\/span><\/p>\n They’re not the first stars to convince fans of a real romance through their project. Back in 2019 — on the heels of her Oscar win for\u00a0<\/span>A Star Is Born<\/span><\/em>\u00a0— Lady Gaga addressed the speculation that she and co-star Bradley Cooper were actually in love after their performance at the ceremony.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Social media, quite frankly, is the toilet of the internet,” she said in an <\/span>interview<\/a> with Jimmy Kimmel. “…Yes, people saw love and guess what — that’s what we wanted you to see. This is a love song, ‘Shallow.’ The movie\u00a0<\/span>A Star Is Born\u00a0<\/span><\/em>— it’s\u00a0a love story.”<\/span><\/p>\n RELATED CONTENT:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n